Method for describing and comparing data center physical and logical topologies and device configurations
First Claim
1. A method for managing a network infrastructure comprising:
- storing an expected network infrastructure description;
comparing said expected network infrastructure description with a current network infrastructure description; and
outputting a result of said comparing step, wherein differences between said expected network infrastructure description and said current network infrastructure description are displayed.
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Abstract
A method for describing and comparing data center physical and logical topologies and device configurations. The present invention compares a stored expected network infrastructure description with a current network infrastructure description gathered through the use of monitoring agents. The infrastructure descriptions are compared to discover any differences between the expected infrastructure and the current infrastructure. Devices in the current infrastructure which are configured differently, added, or missing from the expected infrastructure description are listed as well as changes to the logical topology of the current network. The present invention facilitates monitoring the network infrastructure and detecting unauthorized changes or access to the network.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for managing a network infrastructure comprising:
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storing an expected network infrastructure description;
comparing said expected network infrastructure description with a current network infrastructure description; and
outputting a result of said comparing step, wherein differences between said expected network infrastructure description and said current network infrastructure description are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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a bus;
a memory unit coupled to said bus; and
a processor coupled to said bus, said processor for executing a method for managing a network infrastructure comprising;
storing an expected network infrastructure description;
comparing said expected network infrastructure description with a current network infrastructure description; and
outputting a result of said comparing step, wherein differences between said expected network infrastructure description and said current network infrastructure description are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for managing a network infrastructure comprising:
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storing an expected network infrastructure description;
comparing said expected network infrastructure description with a current network infrastructure description; and
outputting a result of said comparing step, wherein differences between said expected network infrastructure description and said current network infrastructure description are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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